Oakfield CE Primary School School Self-Evaluation Form 2019-20 (Edition 1)
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Oakfield CE Primary School School Self-Evaluation Form 2019-20 (Edition 1) Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement The school was judged ‘Requires Improvement’ (RI) by Ofsted (Dec 17). Leadership and management, teaching, learning and assessment and outcomes were assessed RI with Early Years provision and personal development, behaviour and welfare judged ‘good’ (Ofsted Dec 17). The school has worked hard to improve standards, raise expectations and provide an inspiring education setting. Current assessments are: Leadership and Management - RI, Quality of Education - RI, Personal Development - Good, Behaviour & Attitudes - Good, EY Provision - Good. Our outcomes for pupils demonstrate progress since inspection. We have an upward trajectory in GLD, phonics and KS1. KS2 results are more varied with improvement in some areas – 2019 attainment dropped but progress from low KS1 baseline was positive in some areas. Our 2019 results underline strong progress many pupils make but we realise there is much more to do. We value the education of the whole child and consider our nurturing approach to be a real strength. Our spiritual and moral development has a very positive impact on the staff and children at the school. Our school is a real family community where every child is valued and celebrated. Areas for Improvement: ● To improve the attainment and progress of children in reading, writing and mathematics in all year groups - teachers to provide high quality teaching based on accurate assessment and high expectations. Improved KS1 and KS2 attainment. ● To improve the proportion of pupils achieving greater depth. We need to use assessment effectively to improve progress rates from accurate starting points, particularly for the most able. ● To continue to raise GLD and phonics screening outcomes. ● To ensure all disadvantaged pupils make at least similar progress as their peers, and where possible close gaps. Context Description of school • Oakfield is a C of E, VA, primary school located on the Isle of Wight. • The school is part of a Federation in partnership with Arreton CE Primary. The Oakfield site was extensively rebuilt from the previous middle school buildings to a new primary school block which opened in 2017. The change from 3 to 2 tier system and reconstruction resulted in an extensive period of disruption. • There are 276 on roll in 11 classes (EY - 41, KS1 - 76, KS2 - 158) (NOR 275). • Grounds include a large field (shared with the adjacent catholic primary school), woodland areas and a variety of play areas. Substantial outside play equipment has been installed in 2019. 1 Pupil Characteristics • Each year our EY baseline assessments identify significant numbers of children who enter school below expectations. • Children are predominately White/British. There are 20 pupils with EAL, 5 LAC/Post LAC and 5 Service children. • We have 5 children with EHCP, 71 on the SEN register. • 86 pupils are in receipt of Pupil Premium and we have 76 FSM. • 20 vulnerable children (6 CP, 2 TAC, 6 CIN, 6 LAC) Staffing Overview: ● 1 Executive Head Teacher (EHT), 1 Head of School (HOS) ● 18 teachers – 9 full time and 9 part time. We currently have 9 UPS, 5 MPS, 1 NQT and 3 CPS/UQT/SEN. Leadership and Management: Requires Improvement Vision: The Federation has an Executive Head Teacher (EHT) providing the strategic focus for improvement (appointed Sept 18). The school has been supported by the LA which has provided core subject improvement support. The Head of School (HOS) and Subject Leaders have evaluated the school thoroughly - they recognise there is much work to do to improve the school so that it is good in all areas of teaching, learning, assessment and outcomes (Ofsted 2017). The catchment area provides the school with a range of challenges: everyone is working hard to address key issues, raise pupil expectations and improve learning through inspirational teaching. Creativity is fundamental to our vision of engaging children in education, and is reflected in our engagement with arts, drama, music, forest schools and wider curriculum activities. Staff Development: We are developing leadership capacity. Two Strategic Leaders of Learning (SLLs) have core subject and key stage responsibilities who focus on the Subject Action plans, which are then refined and prioritised for rapid school improvement. One SLL is undertaking the NPQSL(ML programme). The HOS has developed a range of new initiatives to tighten accountability procedures (Ofsted 2017). The Teach First ‘Leading Together’ programme is supporting SLT development and underpinning provision and outcome plans, including coaching capacity. Staff participate in regular training and are eager to hone their skills further (Ofsted 2017). SLLs and teachers have worked closely with LA subject advisors to provide CPD and introduce a range of improvement initiatives. The school challenges weaker teaching and teachers are on a programme of continuous improvement. LA support has focused on task design, teaching strategies, effective assessment and providing coaching support. Workload and well-being: We are reviewing mental health and well-being across the school community. We have introduced a policy based on the Diocese model and are auditing current provision. This includes the ‘6 strands’ programme to support pupils on becoming effective, resilient learners. Pupil experience: Our curriculum is enquiry led, engaging, relevant and regularly reviewed. Leaders have developed Spanish, music and the arts, physical education and a range of humanities subjects to stimulate pupils’ interests. There is an increased emphasis on visits, trips and other experiences to inspire the learning. We have increased the use of residential visits. Governance: Governors have a full understanding of the quality of education taking place throughout the school. Governors know the school well and spot check on safeguarding, leaders’ monitoring of teaching and learning, and the impact of pupil premium funding (Ofsted 2017). A governor audit was undertake (Jul 18) and an action plan subsequently put in place to ensure high quality governance. Governor monitoring has increased since Sept 18 and is clearly challenging school leadership. Prudent fiscal policies and careful budget monitoring ensures the school is financially viable, well administered and the real estate well maintained. Safeguarding: We have a qualified in-house trainer for safeguarding – our safeguarding culture and policies are regularly reviewed. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and there is a strong safeguarding culture in the school (Ofsted 2017). Annual audit was completed Feb 19 and an additional LA audit successfully completed in Dec 18. Pastoral support is provided through our highly skilled Nurture Support Team. Weekly reports to the Safeguard Governor shares critical information and CPOMS provides effective tracking. Points for improvement from last inspection Action and Impact Embed the school’s assessment system fully, so that leaders and teachers can INSIGHT - progress tracked by SLLs and monitored by HOS. Reports to SLT and determine precisely how well pupils are doing in all aspects of learning, and Governors. Challenge and Review meetings completed every half term and take swift action should pupils fall behind. next steps agreed with teaching teams. Effective task design evident and learning journeys reflect teaching strategies. 2 Implement plans to accelerate the progress of pupils, especially in key stage 1 School Improvement Plan underpins range of action plans. Triangulation of and in writing, across all year groups. teaching and oversight of learning journeys monitor quality of provision. Assessment strategies in place and regular book scrutiny and moderation ensures accurate assessment. Areas for Improvement: ● Ensure Assessment for Learning (AfL) is used effectively to measure progress and realign task design where pupils are at risk of not making expected rates of progress from starting points. Challenge and Review progress meetings regularly review overall provision and at risk pupils identified. ● Subject leaders support and challenge teachers to secure a greater proportion of pupils working at greater depth. Maintain staff cpd to secure consistently good teaching and effective in-house coaching. ● Strengthen the pupil premium strategy, supporting disadvantaged pupils to overcome barriers and accelerate their progress. Inclusion leaders monitor class based interventions and support teaching teams to secure personalised, challenging targets for pupils with SEND. SENCo/support team monitor SEND provision and governors strategically monitor. ● Sharpen governor monitoring so that governors have a deeper and insightful understanding of the school and drive improvements. Since governor audit, governor monitoring has increased and regularly challenges leadership but we need to build governor experience and knowledge to increase impact. Quality of Education: Requires Improvement Curriculum: The curriculum is national curriculum based, broad and includes delivery by specialist Spanish, IT and music teachers. Our curriculum review in 2019 developed our rich curriculum. Our focus is particularly on improving vocabulary development and reading skills in EY/KS1. We are undertaking the ArtsMark quality mark to underpin our creativity focus. We do need to ensure our pedagogical approaches, particularly in English and maths, are consistent across the school, through clearly planned learning journeys that challenge all pupils.